technicality
noun
tech·ni·cal·i·ty
ˌtek-nə-ˈka-lə-tē 
plural technicalities
1
: something technical
especially
: a detail meaningful only to a specialist
a legal technicality
2
: the quality or state of being technical
Examples of technicality in a Sentence
These cases were dropped because of legal technicalities.
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David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
Medical technicalities aside, Bonior says Ye's open letter is a start in repairing the damage caused by his comments, widely viewed as antisemitic.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The appeals judges in the case, however, said that Judge Everett did take Hardy's neurodivergence into consideration, but dropped a year off of his sentence due to a technicality from a 2017 law on stalker sentences.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The Sports Arena project, ripe for redevelopment, follows the mandate, and even approved by San Diego City voters twice but stopped by lawsuit technicalities that state law SB 79 was intended to overcome.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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technicality
noun
tech·ni·cal·i·ty
ˌtek-nə-ˈkal-ət-ē
plural technicalities
1
: something technical
especially
: a detail that means something only to a specialist
a legal technicality
2
: the quality or state of being technical
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